Undertaken via the Norwegian organization for great assurance in schooling (NOKUT), the qualifications Passport for Refugees should act as a complement to NOKUT’s present techniques for credit reputation and might be open to refugees who might not in shape into the criteria of the modern-day schemes. “NOKUT’s experiences show that an increasing organization of refugees with better education might be …

Making the best of your investment The discovery, development and refinement of an exciting new technology could take many years before that product could be successfully launched. Even though most entrepreneurs will say that the most important work has now been done, this may not be the case because in order to launch such a technology successful will require a …

It may be necessary to involve the specialists In order to really ensure that your product is launched as successfully as possible it may be necessary to make that new technology available to people who are seen as important contributors to the industry. This is known as making use of influencers which could be successful bloggers, prospective customers and anyone …

They should always be a few surprises If you are serious to attract as much attention as possible to the launch of your new technology you should do everything possible to do something unusual during the eventual release process. There are a very large amount of interesting things which could be used such as a video which has been specifically …

Our reviewer puts aside his political prejudices and laps up the Downton Abbey-dreamscape, top food and idyllic setting of this swanky country pub on a posh estate The New Inn, Great Limber, Lincolnshire  We lefties have a vexed relationship with the landed aristocracy. But if the gentry must persist, can we agree that the least it can do is open …

Syrian rebel groups launched a new offensive against government forces on Monday and some accused the United Nations of bias, imperilling peace talks already threatened by fighting. The opposition’s coordinator at the Geneva talks said it was unacceptable for negotiations to go on if the government and its allies pushed on with sieges and bombing civilian areas, echoing recent criticism …

A tour of the Ramblas and Gothic Quarter highlights a dark part of Barcelona’s past, including how many of its famous sights were built with fortunes made from slavery Square one … Barcelona’s slave trade history walking tour starts near Plaça de Catalunya. Photograph: Alamy Modernisme, Catalonia’s stunning take on art nouveau, is as important to the Barcelona brand as …

Argentina’s capital has an honourable cocktail tradition, and today’s bartenders are tapping into the past to revive local drinks, albeit with a new twist Happy hour … Los Galgos, an historic Buenos Aires cafe, is now a cocktail bar, too. Photograph: Ciuffo You get an interesting reaction if you tell people in Buenos Aires that you’re going for a cocktail …

GoPro has unveiled its new virtual reality rig called the Omni. The device resembles a hollowed out cube with six GoPro Hero4 cameras, one for each side. The video from all six cameras are then stitched together to create a single 360 degree video. The company hasn’t yet revealed the price of the device. This isn’t the first VR camera …

The UK’s current account deficit widened to a record high in the final quarter of last year. The deficit in the three months to December was £32.7bn, the equivalent of 7% of GDP, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS). For all of 2015, it came to £96.2bn or 5.2% of GDP. Both figures were the highest since records began …